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connoisseurly
connoisseurly
English
Adjective
connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)
- of, related to, or having the deep expertise in some area; characteristic of a connoisseur
- 1984, Susan Lambert, Reading Drawings: An Introduction to Looking at Drawings
- "Connoisseurly sensibility and discrimination developed among critics and collectors, and the importance of drawings in appreciating an individual artist's work began to be recognised."
- His connoisseurly refinement helped him to gain our respect.
- 1984, Susan Lambert, Reading Drawings: An Introduction to Looking at Drawings
Adverb
connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)
- in connoisseurly manner
- 2005, John Edgar Wideman, God's Gym - Page 45
- " […] he said, just as you'd expect from somebody who's been around such things and appreciates them connoisseurly but also with a passionate innocence so it's always the first time, the only time love's ever happened and Monk can't help but […] "
- He talked about the Italian wines connoisseurly.
- 2005, John Edgar Wideman, God's Gym - Page 45